B. I. News on the 'Net, August 22-September 4, 2016
Mass from Holy Cross
September 4, 2016
Father John Paul and Deacon Jim Siler have had a busy weekend with the Grotto Mass on Saturday night, and the normal Sunday morning Mass at Holy Cross Church. This service was live streamed on http://beaverisland.tv.
View Mass Excerpts HERE
Red and Pat Rowley Farewell Luncheon
This event beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2016, was a well attended event. Many for all the churches attended this salad, sandwich, and dessert luncheon. The Gregg Fellowship Center was full of those that wanted to show their appreciation for this wonderful couple, who have been involved in the Beaver Island community for many years.
View Pictures HERE
Video of Grace by Howard Davis
View video of the rest of the event HERE
AMVETs Labor Day Breakfast
September 4, 2016
With pancakes, blueberry pancakes, eggs and bacon, sausauge, and fruit, the breakfast this morning put on by the AMVETS Post #46 was amazing. The attendance was a little light when BINN editor Joe Moore attended, but the conversation and the food were absolutely terrific! Here is a little video of the breakfast.
View a few pictures HERE
Video of the Holy Cross Hall at the Breakfast
The 52 Lists Project #36
by Cindy Ricksgers
Phyllis' Daily Weather
September 4, 2016
It's 54° right now, wind is at 7 mph from the south, humidity is at 92% (feels a bit muggy), pressure is falling from 1024 mb, visibility is 7 miles, pollen levels are medium-high at 9.2, and the top allergens are ragweed, nettle, and chenopods. Today: Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds at 10 mph. Tonight: Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast with gusts to around 25 mph after midnight. MARINE REPORT Today: Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming variable 10 knots or less. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
On this date of September 4, 1886 - Geronimo, and the Apache Indians he led, surrendered in Skeleton Canyon in Arizona to Gen. Nelson Miles.
Did you know that new born babies have 350 bones (by age 5 the amount of bones merges to 206)?
Word of the day: abeyance (uh-BEY-uh ns) which means temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension. Abeyance stems from the Old French term abeance meaning "aspiration," or, literally, "a gaping at or toward." It entered English in the 1500s.
Across
by Cindy Ricksgers
Beaver Island Christian Church Bulletin
September 4, 2016
Back to School Meeting
Thursday afternoon, September 8, 2016, hortly after school gets out at 3:20 p.m., we’ll meet for a BACK-TO-SCHOOL meeting with parents and students to introduce our new staff and share current thoughts and planned changes for the year. This will include a Review of our School Improvement and Title I Plans, for the upcoming school year. We’ll need your advice, reactions, and suggestions so we start the year with shared goals and commitments to a successful school year. All of our stakeholders need to be working together for the best learning results possible.
We have some exciting new initiatives to share—so please join us at 3:30 p.m. until 5:00 for an update and discussion. Pizza, salad and cookies will be provided at the end of the meeting, and childcare will be provided to youngsters and our K-5 students. Hope to see you then. Have a good holiday. --Judy Gallagher
Phyllis' Daily Weather
September 3, 2016
It's 60° this morning, clear skies, wind is at 7 mph from the south, humidity is a bit muggy at 93%, pressure is steady at 1025 mb, visibility is 7.5 miles, pollen levels are medium-high at 9.2, and the top allergens are ragweed, nettle, and chenopods. Today: Sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds. Tonight: Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds becoming south at 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph after midnight. MARINE REPORT Today: Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming variable 10 knots or less. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
On this date of September 3, 1783 - The Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris.
Did you know that there are a million ants for every person on Earth?
Word of the day: paean (PEE-uh n) which means 1) any song of praise, joy, or triumph.2) a hymn of invocation or thanksgiving to Apollo or some other ancient Greek deity. Paean entered English in the 1500s by way of Latin from Greek Paián, Paiṓn, which in classical antiquity was an appellation of Apollo, to whom hymns of victory or thanksgiving were addressed.
Island Institute's Fellow Program
Last year at multiple community meetings, islanders learned about the Island Institute's Fellow Program. The Beaver Island Association is soliciting ideas for a 2017 Island Fellow position for Beaver Island that has community support. This position will be administered by the Island Institute. Currently, one proposal has been submitted from the Northern Lake Michigan Islands Collaborative for a Cultural Resources position. Funding options are being discussed. Individuals who have a Master's Degree or above are placed for up to a two year period in coastal communities to address a specific project or issue. If you have an idea, we encourage you to submit your proposal to: BIA, Box 390, Beaver Island, Michigan 49782. Please include a description of the project as to why it is important to the community using the guidelines below. All submitted requests will be reviewed by the BIA board by October 15, 2016. Please contact Bob Anderson (448-2684) or Pam Grassmick (448-2314) for further information.
Goals of the Island Fellows Program:
To build capacity of island resources and organizations
To strengthen island to island and island to mainland connections
To share the needs and resources of island communities
Through hands on experiences and professional network building.
Integrate Fellows into an Island Community and to have them participate fully within that community.
Submissions will be evaluated for the following content:
Section I: Project Overview
Contains a clear project description;
Demonstrates that the project(s) meet a community-determined compelling need as agreed on by community (town meeting), through a board of directors’ decision, or through a forum or coalition meeting (The need must be clearly defined, stating who or what will benefit from the project(s) and how the need was determined (through citizen input, surveys, forums, etc.);
Demonstrates community support for the project(s), ensuring that the project is not simply coming from an individual, but garners greater community input and buy-in;
Articulates well the projected impact of the Fellow placement on the community;
Section II: Fellow Oversight
Has clearly determined an advisor/organization who can provide consistent communication with and supervision of the Fellow.
Char-Em ISD Honored Second Time with National Accreditation
For a second time, Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District received the honor of accreditation by the nation’s strictest accreditation agency, AdvancED.
This five-year accreditation, effective 2016-2021, is the second time the service agency has received this prestigious accreditation. In 2001, Char-Em ISD became the fifth of 56 ISDs in Michigan and one of only 10 nationwide to be accredited.
“Accreditation provides Char-Em ISD with a nationally-recognized mark of quality for our agency,” said ISD Superintendent Jeff Crouse. “It demonstrates to our community our commitment to excellence, our openness to external review and feedback, and our desire to be the best we can be on behalf of the students, families, school districts, and communities that we serve in Charlevoix, Emmet and northern Antrim counties.”
The AdvancED Accreditation Process provides a national protocol for education service agencies committed to systemic, systematic, and sustainable continuous improvement. The voluntary process supports, enhances, and stimulates growth and improvement throughout the agency.
The accreditation process involves three ongoing components: 1) meeting high quality standards; 2) implementing a continuous process of improvement; and 3) engaging in quality assurance through internal and external review. The agency’s accreditation is for a five-year term with regular monitoring of progress and reporting occurring during the term.
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District Superintendent Jeff Crouse (from left) and ISD Board members Beverly Osetek, Barry Anderson, and Board President Thelma Chellis, hold up the ISD’s five-year accreditation certificate from the prestigious national accreditation agency AdvancED.
An Editorial by a Retired Paramedic
by Joe Moore
Beaver Island is facing one of the normal situations that happens in rural areas. There are many stories and even books written about providing EMS in rural areas.
Volunteers usually begin a service in a rural area with many people stepping up to the plate and beginning a service. After finding out the limitations of the basic level service, someone steps up and arranges a higher level of service, and this continues until the highest possible level of Emergency Medical Services are provided. You can read about this happening in the UP of Michigan, rural areas of lower Michigan, and even Alaska. These volunteers want to help their friends and neighbors as well as their visitors.
Eventually, as has happened on the island, something draws the volunteers away. They leave to get more education in the medical field to support their family. They move on in the field that pays the bills because volunteers usually only have about ten years maximum in the field of EMS before they move on.
Here on Beaver Island we followed the same pattern as shown above with one exception. The others have moved on including some of the best providers of EMS in the state; Mike and Bev Russell, Christie VanLooy, and Sarah McCafferty are perfect examples of excellent EMS providers that had to move on, and could not continue to be volunteers. They all had to support their families, and Beaver Island could not or would not provide the financial support to keep them here by employing them.
It is time for the island to step up and be willing to pay for this life saving service. Volunteers cannot continue to be the basis of this needed service. In 2000, this was able to continue by paying someone a small wage, just about enough to keep them from working a summer job for eight hours per day. This was not raised until the beginning of the summer of 2016. Sixteen years without a raise may be part of the issue, but that's not the main problem.
The main problem is that none of the current resident paramedics can make a living doing EMS year round without the income to be made in the summer. Why? Try working for $4.33/hour and see how far ahead that gets you. What happened to wages going up using the cost of living like everywhere else? No change was ever made until it was too late to keep the paid volunteers on the staff.
Pair that with the almost negative flow of insurance payments, and you arrive at the place the island is today. Politics and friendships are seemingly more important than life saving, resident paramedics. We certainly can't pay someone minimum wage for doing this job! We certainly can't have these people developing the policies for transport of emergency patients, can we? After all, they are just volunteers.
Where did this policy and attitude lead us? It put us in a position where the paid volunteer could either violate the protocols of Charlevoix County Medical Control Authority, State of Michigan legislation and Administrative Rules for that legislation, to keep the politicians happy, or move on to something else.
Where are we today? We are paying someone twice minimum wage to visit the island. Was that wage increase offered to the resident paramedics? Absolutely not! It only happened when minimum increases could not keep the resident paramedics from working other jobs during the summer.
So, the result is this. We can step backwards to the year 1988 where the level of care was Basic Life Support, or we can fund employees of Advanced Life Support in the form of paramedics who work year round for professional wages.
The choice is one that the voters will have to make.
No matter how much some on the BIESA and at the BIRHC want us to step backwards twenty-five plus years, the only choice in my mind, as one of those who put thirty years into building a system that works, is to vote yes on the millage and hope that all of that money will not be needed to get the personnel hired and get the equipment back up to the level it was fifteen years ago.
If the system is broken, you need to help improve the broken parts. I don't believe anything is the cause except lack of foresight by the EMS directors in the last ten years and lack of support for needed changes by the governing bodies of the island. Basic Life Support will NOT allow cardiac arrest patients or stroke patients have excellent outcomes, no matter how much you may believe it or want it to happen.
I spent thirty years doing this work because I wanted better outcomes for my friends and neighbors as well as the island visitors. I retired because the powers that be would not resolve the serious issues facing the paramedic in charge, which happened to be me. I know for a fact that some of the most recent patients seen by EMS on this island would not have had positive outcomes if not for an ALS assessment performed on the scene of the emergency by the paramedic in charge. Due to HIPAA, EMS is not allowed to disclose the patients identity, but, rest assured, the patients know how important the ALS assessments and treatments were.
When and if our medical center ever becomes a rural hospital capable of performing definitive treatments for our common emergencies, such as chest pain, stroke-like symptoms, severe trauma, syncope, etc., this might change, but efficient advanced life support treatment and transport is absolutely essential for positive patient outcomes.
If you don't believe me with thirty years of emergency experience on Beaver Island, read any textbook for EMS. FAST and MEND is the most recent catch phrases for Stroke. STEMI protocols are the most recent standard of care for chest pain. On scene time for trauma is now determined as the Platinum Ten Minutes, which puts the "Golden Hour" to shame. All of these talk about definitive care within an hour of onset of symptoms.
Going back to BLS with a stop at the medical center will put EMS back twenty-five or more years, and decreases the standard of care available on the scene of the emergency and increases the arrival time at definitive care by more than one or two hours. If the patient is someone that I care about, then this is NOT an acceptable solution.
What do I know?
I know that Beaver Island ALS should be expanded to include more Critical Care protocols with more specific protocol-driven treatments of emergencies added. I know that failure to do this will result in more of my friends and neighbors leaving this world before that needs to happen. I know that the medical center wants to be the leader in emergency treatment of Beaver Island patients, but, until they are able to provide definitive care at a higher level than they provide now, positive patient outcomes will not increase. Everything I've read about EMS in the last thirty years convinces me, and this is evidence-based, not just the "We can do this" attitude shown by some. The facts are that once any advanced treatments are provided at the medical center, the level of emergency transport must be advanced. That can be verified by reading the "National Scope of Practice" for any level of medical certification or licensing.
No one knows the emergency ALS assessment skills better than a practicing paramedic. No one knows the positive outcomes of this assessment better than a practicing paramedic. So, who do we rely on for gaining this information? Shouldn't the answer be a licensed, practicing paramedic? Shouldn't the visiting practicing paramedic who had just formed and accomplished the organization of an ambulance authority be asked about what a newly formed ESA should do and why and how?
This person came to Beaver Island multiple times and attended the ESA meetings multiple times. Was any of his knowledge even requested?
I'm sure that Jay Peck would be willing to come back and help answer some of these questions. He might even be able to show some insight into how to resolve the paramedic issues here. Or, maybe a couple of EMS agency directors in Charlevoix County could be asked to come and provide some information, so that our local authorities could find out whether their positions are viable and legal and reasonable.
If you were needing information about a plumbing problem, you would not contact a person who specializes in putting on steel roofs and building steel buildings. Why? Because it makes more sense to speak to someone who specializes in the problems that you are encountering.
If you need information about how best to operate an emergency services authority, why wouldn't you call someone who operates an emergency service under an emergency services authority? How does talking to the roofer get your plumbing problem solved? How does talking to the medical center manager and provider resolve the emergency medical issues?
Talk to someone in charge of an EMS service, and you'll find out how to manage an EMS agency. Talk to someone who functions under medical control, and you'll find out how that medical control must work. Talk to someone who operates under an authority in the medical field and not a primary medical provider..
And last, but not least, stop, stop STOP, alienating those that are trying to help resolve the problem. Talk to them instead of ignoring them.
Please vote YES for millage to maintain Advanced Emergency Care for Beaver Island!
This shortage of paramedics has spurred a very creative way of attracting paramedics to some communities. Some are offering $5000 sign on bonuses. Others are offering a $35,000 bonus after five years of service. Some creativity may be necessary to attract paramedics to come here. These are just some examples.
Joe Moore, retired paramedic instructor and emergency provider on Beaver Island for thirty years
Phyllis' Daily Weather
September 2, 2016
So sorry that my camera battery was dead, as the pictures I've seen of the northern lights last night are beautiful. Oh well, maybe next time. For those of you traveling for the holiday weekend, stay safe and enjoy the last hurrah of summer. Right now it's 59° outside, clear skies, wind is at 3 mph from the east, humidity is at 86%, pressure is rising from 1025 mb, visibility is 9.6 miles, pollen levels are medium-high today at 9.5, and the top allergens are ragweed, nettle, and chenopods. Today: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds at 10 mph. Tonight: Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds at 10 mph in the evening and becoming light. MARINE REPORT Today: NE wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
On this date of September 2, 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt, then Vice President, said "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.
Did you know that wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times?
Word of the day: gaposis (gap-OH-sis) which means a noticeable gap or series of gaps, as between the fastened buttons or snaps on an overly tight garment. Gaposis is a humorous coinage from the 1950s. The suffix -osis occurs in nouns that denote actions, conditions, or states, especially disorders or abnormal states.
Us
by Cindy Ricksgers
September 1st Ride
Around the Island
Beginning at about 3 pm a ride around the island began with the purchase of two Island Subs from Daddy Franks, followed by a trip to the Station to get a couple of soft drinks, a trip around the island was begun. It was a very slow and purposely relaxing ride to stop at some very common spots and see all of the inland lakes south of the Four Corners. Four hours later, the car managed to make it into the driveway at the house. It was, in fact, a great trip around the horn.
Waves at Wagner Campground
Beaver at Lake G
Lily Pad flowering at Miller's Marsh
Osprey on Sloptown Nest
Bee on Mustard plant at Barney's Lake
View a gallery of photos HERE
Video of the trip
BICS Budget Troubles?
The Beaver Island Community School might have some budget issues this school year. This information was related to the BINN subscriptions that the school had provided to their employees, students, parents, and board members. In a meeting this morning, September 1, 2016, Judy Gallagher told BINN editor that the school would not be providing subscriptions for these groups this year. This must signal some serious budget issues since the amount of money for this barely paid for the video server costs of BINN for six months, and every sports event taking place on Beaver Island has been live streamed for many years.
Each and every subscription had been discounted by 36% with the total cost less than $1200. This finance committee decision may cause some serious cutbacks in the amount of video service provided to the school. Besides sporting events and monthly board meetings, several other meetings involving the State of the School and reports from the superintendent have also been live streamed and recorded. Previously, these have all been available to all employees, parents, and students.
Unless a fairly large number of employees and parents subscribe to BINN for their family, the level of service to the school will have to be cut back drastically.
Why?
Each day of a sporting event that is live streamed and recorded involves about four hours of employment and costs BINN $80- $100 in wages, not including wear and tear on the equipment or the costs of setup and tear down. Each two hour meeting costs $40-50, not counting the video processing time. The video server costs will no longer be covered at all.
So, unfortunately, all BICS accounts will be canceled beginning on September 15, 2016, AND video services for the school will necessarily be cut back!
Timeout for Art: Full of Hope
by Cindy Ricksgers
Phyllis' Daily Weather
September 1, 2016
Well, welcome to September, I guess. Since we have no choice in the matter, we might as well accept and welcome it. Right now I'm showing 61°, partly cloudy skies, wind is at 12 mph from the NE, humidity is at 87%, pressure is rising from 1020 mb, visibility is 9.7 miles, pollen levels are high at 9.7, and the top allergens are ragweed, chenopods, and nettle. Today: Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Tonight: Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds at 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. MARINE REPORT - SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. Today: North wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Tonight: Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts to around 25 knots this evening. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
On this date of September 1, 1878 - Emma M. Nutt became the first female telephone operator in the U.S. The company was the Telephone Dispatch Company of Boston.
Did you know that the word 'lethologica' describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want?
Word of the day: peradventure (pur-uh d-VEN-cher) which means 1) chance, doubt, or uncertainty. 2) surmise. Peradventure is related to the Old French term par aventure meaning "by chance." It entered English as an adverb around the year 1300.
Discussion of Process of Master Plan for Beaver Island
August 31, 2016, 7-8:30 p.m.
Representative from LIAA, upper right, Katie Siev; bottom left, Harry Berkholder
Approximately thirty people attended tonight's meeting held at the B.I. Community Center. Four people from LIAA led the group event with a few presentations as well as an audience participation in answering questions on the boards that were set up on the sides of the room. There was also a summation and a reading of the answers as well as the questions that were asked. Everyone had an opportunity to write on each of the five boards, and then also to place read circles if in disagreement or green circles if in agreement with something already written on the board.
Seventeen unique IP addresses viewed the presentation tonight, August 31st, for the live stream of this meeting.
View a gallery of photos from this gathering HERE
View video of this meeting HERE
Walking with Dad
by Cindy Ricksgers
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 31, 2016
Holy cow! This year is flashing past our eyes at warp speed. It's already the end of August and that hardly seems possible. Right now I'm showing 62°, clear skies, wind at 7 mph from the NW, humidity is at 85% so it's a bit muggy, pressure is steady at 1018 mb, visibility is 9.5 miles, pollen levels are high at 9.9, and the top allergens are ragweed, chenopods, and nettle. Today: Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. MARINE REPORT - SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT Today: Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Sunny early in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Tonight: North wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
On this date of August 31, 1920 - John Lloyd Wright was issued a patent for "Toy-Cabin Construction," which are known as Lincoln Logs. (U.S. patent 1,351,086)
Did you know that Diet Coke was introduced in 1982?
Word of the day: nodus (NOH-duh s) which means a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc. Nodus stems from the Latin nōdus meaning "knot." It entered English around 1400.
Exercises in Writing #13
by Cindy Ricksgers
Master Plan for Beaver Island
Community Center Hours' Change
The Beaver Island Community Center will be closed Labor Day, Monday, September 5th, and will begin Fall/Winter/Spring Hours starting Tuesday, September 6th!
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am -9pm
Sunday Closed!
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 30, 2016
It's 70° outside this morning, partly cloudy skies, wind is at 7 mph from the SW with gusts to 16 mph, humidity is at 96% so it's muggy, pressure is steady at 1019 mb, visibility is 7.3 miles, pollen levels are high today at 10.1, and the top allergens are ragweed, chenopods, and nettle. Today: Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds at 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. MARINE REPORT Today: West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
On this date of August 30, 1780 - General Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army.
Did you know that the typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres (20-30 feet)?
Word of the day: vilipend (VIL-uh-pend) which means 1) to regard or treat as of little value or account. 2) to vilify; depreciate. Vilipend derives from the Latin terms vīlis meaning "cheap" and pendere meaning "to consider." It entered English in the 1400s.
Another Day
by Cindy Ricksgers
BICS School Calendar 2016-17
AMVETs Pancake Breakfast
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 29, 2016
It's 61° outside right now, wind is at 6 mph from the SE, humidity is at 98%, pressure is rising from 1022 mb, visibility is 1.8 miles, pollen levels are high at 9.8, and the top allergens are ragweed, chenopods, and nettle. Today: Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds becoming south at 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds at 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after midnight. MARINE REPORT Today: Light winds. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
On this date of August 29, 1966 - The Beatles ended their fourth American tour at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. It turned out that the show was their last public concert.
Did you know that you can buy square watermelons in Japan (developed to stack better in supermarkets)
Word of the day: matriculate (muh-TRIK-yuh-leyt) which means to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree. Matriculate stems from the Latin word for "list," mātrīcula.
Gull Harbor Visitors
The raven, the three turkey vultures, and the two eagles were sitting in the trees at Gull Harbor when a human being arrived to disturb their natural environment. The raven flew away thinking that the human might be after it. The others stayed put knowing the human could not bother them.
View a small gallery of pictures HERE
Mass from Holy Cross, Excerpts
August 28, 2016
View video of this HERE
Twelve unique IP addresses and 24 views were registered for this livestream.
Rural EMS IS Different, How?
by Joe Moore from "Rural EMS is Different"
This chapter is historical and is presented with the permission of the patient.
Read this chapter HERE
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 28, 2016
It's 65° outside this morning, mostly cloudy skies, wind is at 7 mph from the west, humidity is at 93%, pressure is steady at 1020 mb, visibility is 9.7 miles, pollen levels are medium-high at 7.4, and the top allergens are ragweed, chenopods, and nettle. Today: Patchy fog in the morning. Cloudy with scattered rain showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds at 10 mph in the evening becoming light. MARINE REPORT: Today: West wind 10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. Tonight: West wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest in the late evening early morning, then veering northeast after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves less than one foot.
On this date of August 28, 1907 - "American Messenger Company" was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company's name was later changedto "United Parcel Service."
Did you know that most of the Vitamin C found in fruits is in the skin?
Word of the day: kith (kith) which means acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like. Kith hails from the Old English term cȳth, which is ultimately derived from cȳththu, meaning "kinship, knowledge." It is akin to the German Kunde meaning "knowledge."
The 52 Lists Project #35
by Cindy Ricksgers
Video Report for August
through the 27th
Beaver Island TV had 240 visitors during August with 266 pages visited and a total of 413 hits. Beaver Island News on the 'Net Archives had 1762 visits during August including viewing of 3,309 pages with a total of 43, 171 hits and 1.003 GB of bandwidth used. Beaver Island News on the 'Net had visits from 7,564 unique IP addresses, a total of 30,601 visits, and 46,875 pages were viewed. BINN had over 1.9 million hits and 24.42 GB of bandwidth used. Streamhoster, the video service for all video available through the three separate websites reported 404 unique IP addresses with 2,347 views, and 72.5 GB of bandwidth used.
It's been a busy month for video on http://beaverisland.tv; http://beaverislandnews.com; and http://beaverislandnewsarchives.com!
BINN will continue to broadcast Live from Holy Cross every Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. and as many live events for which permisson is granted. If you have an event that you think should be live streamed and available to anyone, please contact the editor at medic5740@gmail.com BINN will continue to record and post public meetings as much as possible as well as sporting events wherever they occur if Internet access is available.
Heron in the Eagle Tree
View a small gallery of pictures HERE
A short trip out to Gull Harbor on the Friday evening after soccer found this heron up in the tree that has been previously called the eagle tree. It is a dead tree back by the walking trail out at Gull Harbor. There were plenty of seagulls out there as well and a raven.
Soccer Saturday BICS vs Paradise
On a nasty, wet, and rainy morning, the soccer match between the Rockets of Paradise and the Islanders of Beaver Island began about eight minutes before nine. The soccer field was wet and slippery, so several players ended up on the ground, but luckily none were injured. The Islanders soundly defeated the Rockets with a score of 9 to 3. Today's match ended at approximately 10:20 a.m.
It was too wet for computers and video cameras on the soccer field this morning, so no live streaming video was available as well as no recording of the game. Several pictures were taken and can viewed in the gallery below.
As a point of historical fact, last year on a cold and wet and rainy day, a large umbrella was placed over the cart where all the equipment was set up, and part of the game was able to be live streamed. About three quarters of the game had be viewed live when a puddle of water had collected on the umbrella. The water proceeded to deluge onto the computer, and the computer had completed its last useful purpose. The video camera survived, but the computer, approximate value $1200, was a total loss. That is the reason that no live streaming was taking place today.
View a gallery of pictures from today's soccer HERE
The Things I Don't Know
by Cindy Ricksgers
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 27, 2016
Looks as though it's going to be a liquid sunshine sort of day. If you're going to be heading out to watch the soccer game at school, wear your rain gear. Right now I'm showing 64°, wind at 4 mph, barometer is reading 30.16 in., humidity is at 88%, and it's raining. Pollen level for grass is 1-low, for ragweed pollen the level is 1-low, and the level for tree pollen is 1-low. Today: Scattered showers and storms arriving by late morning to early afternoon. Highs to the upper 70s. Winds 5 to 15 mph from the S. Tonight: Showers overnight. Lows in the 60s. Winds 5 to 10 mph from the southwest. MARINE REPORT East wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Chance of showers or thunderstorms and patchy drizzle. Waves 2 feet or less.
On this date of August 27, 1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company bought a pro football team for Green Bay, WI. J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. (NFL)
Did you know that 45,000 thunderstorms around the world occur every day?
Word of the day: limacine (LIM-uh-sahyn) which means pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike. Limacine finds its roots in the Latin term līmāx meaning "slug." It entered English in the late 1800s.
Islanders versus Rockets Soccer
Tonight, August 26, 2016, the Paradise Rockets came to Beaver Island to play soccer. This is the first time in a few years that Paradise has been able to field a soccer team at all. They do not have enough girls in their school to have a volleyball team. There are a few more players who may be able to join the Rockets after school officially starts.
The game tonight was an all out Islander domination, with the score at the end of the game of 8 for the Islanders and 4 for the Rockets.
Islanders' Soccer Team
Paradise Rockets Soccer Team
Our Soccer Referees
BICS Upper Classmen lead the Pledge
Cheering at the beginning
Final Score Friday Night Islanders Versus Rockets
View video of the soccer match HERE
In Clip #14, at or around 9:27, you will view the most sportsmanlike and caring gesture of our Beaver Island soccer team. At this point a special needs child from Paradise scores a goal.
View a small gallery of photos HERE
Thanks to WVBI for the loan of the ethernet switch!
Soccer and Volleyball Schedules
Soccer Schedule
Volleyball Schedule
Beaver Island Emergency Services Authority Meeting
August 25, 2016
View Video of this Meeting HERE
Running Late
by Cindy Ricksgers
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 26, 2016
It's 65°, wind is at 9 mph from the NW with gusts up to 17 mph, humidity is at 73%, pressure is at 30.20", and clear skies. Today: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds at 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds at 10 mph in the evening, becoming light. MARINE REPORT Today: West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny early in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: Light winds. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
On this date of August 26, 1945 - The Japanese were given surrender instructions on the U.S. battleship Missouri at the end of World War II.
Did you know that you can only see a rainbow if you have your back to the sun?
Word of the day: truepenny (TROO-pen-ee) which means a trusty, honest fellow. Truepenny entered English in the mid-1500s.
BICS Lady Islander Volleyball, Thursday, 8/25/16
The Maplewood Baptist Lady's Volleyball team came to Beaver Island today, August 25, 2016, to play a double match of volleyball. The Maplewood team came over on the ferry. The young Lady Islander team had been practicing very hard, but they weren't quite ready for the Maplewood team.
In three straight games, the young Lady Islander team lost the first match. There was a short break before the second match began. In three straight games, the Lady Islanders lost the second match.
Meet the young Lady Islander team
Left to Right: Sky Marsh, Mackenzie Martin, Elsie Burton, Jessica LaFreniere, Susi Myers, Katie LaFreniere, Sveta Stebbins
In the foreground, Dave Reeb, referee; Dan Burton, Volleyball coach
View a gallery of photos HERE
View video excerpts of this double match HERE
Timeout for Art: Color
by Cindy Ricksgers
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 25, 2016
68° this morning, mostly cloudy, wind is at 11 mph from the west, humidity is at 93% so it feels muggy, pressure is steady at 1012 mb, and visibility is 9.4 miles. Today: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds at 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 60. West winds at 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. MARINE REPORT Today: West wind 10 to 15 knots. Areas of fog early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: West wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
On this date of August 25, 1916 - The National Park Service was established as part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Did you know that 1 out of every 8 letters written is an e?
Word of the day: mirabilia (mee-rah-BIL-i-ah) which means marvels; miracles. Mirabilia entered English in the early 1800s from Latin.
Help a Veteran
AMVETS POST #46 and the Beaver Island Veteran's Project are asking for help from the Beaver Island community.
Carl and Sharon Misiak livde here all year long in a log cabin built in 1952 by her grandfather. On sunny days, you can see light coming in between the logs and the wind blows through in the winter. They heat with wood.
Carl is a veteran, confined to a wheel chair, and unable to repair their home.
We will be winterizing their home on Sunday, September.25, 2016, at 10 am with a rain day of October 2, 2016, at 10 am. We will be sealing the house on October 2, 2016,. at 10 am. Call 448-2799 for rain update. Lunch will be served and dishes to pass would be great! We will need carpenter tools and caulk guns.
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK.
Courtesy Transports
by Joe Moore from "Rural EMS is Different"
Courtesy Transports
Read the rest of the chapter HERE
Farewell Party
A Day Off
by Cindy Ricksgers
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 24, 2016
It's 68° outside this morning, lightly raining, wind is at 12 mph from the south, humidity is at 84%, pressure is steady at 1015 mb, visibility is at 9.3 miles, pollen levels are medium-high at 9.6, and the top allergens are ragweed, nettle, and chenopods. Today: Numerous rain showers and scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 20 mph with guests to around 30 mph. Tonight: Patchy fog in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph decreasing to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph after midnight. MARINE REPORT Small Craft Advisory In Effect Through This Evening. Today: Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Tonight: Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Patchy fog. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
On this date of August 24, 1456 - The printing of the Gutenberg Bible was completed.
Did you know that the longest word that can be typed using only our right hand is 'lollipop'?
Word of the day: thrummy (THRUHM-ee) which means shaggy or tufted. Thrummy is formed from the noun thrum meaning "one of the ends of the warp threads in a loom, left unwoven and remaining attached to the loom when the web is cut off." It entered English in the late 1500s.
Tuesday Exercises in Writing #12
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 23, 2016
69° this morning, partly cloudy, wind is at 14 mph from the SW with gusts to 35 mph, humidity is at 84%, pressure is steady at 1018 mb, visibility is 9.5 miles, pollen levels are high today at 10.6, and the top allergens are ragweed, nettle, and chenopods. Today: Partly sunny. Isolated rain showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. MARINE REPORT Small Craft Advisory In Effect Through Late Tonight also there is a Beach Hazard Warning for High Waves and Strong Currents Along All Northern Michigan Beaches. Today: Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Tonight: South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
On this date of August 23, 1902 - Fannie Merrit Farmer opened her cooking school, Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, in Boston, MA. (Hers is our favorite cookbook)
Did you know that the letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1)?
Word of the day: venial (VEE-nee-uh, VEEN-yuh l) which means 1) able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin. 2) excusable; trifling; minor. Venial can be traced to the Latin term venia meaning "grace, favor, indulgence." It entered English in the mid-1200s.
Lawrence A. Borre Passes Away
Lawrence A. Borre- Beloved husband of Judy (Obert) Borre, Loving Father of Chris (Richard) Little and Leslie Borre; Cherished Grandfather of Hunter and Gavin; Dear brother of Glen (Betsy) Borre and Brother-In-Law of Stephen Obert; Cherished Uncle of Suze Bonadeo, Bill and Lisa Borre, Jeffrey and Gregory Obert. Larry leaves behind many cousins and cherished friends.
Larry who was loved by many, lost his battle with cancer on August 17, 2016. He had just celebrated his 79th Birthday on August 4, 2016 with his wife Judy, The Love of His Life. He will be greatly missed by many. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/ obituaries/nwherald/ obituary.aspx?pid=181137635 #sthash.QZZMBS5G.dpuf
Sloptown Field Pictures
on August 21, 2016
Come along on a ride with us. This is the one field on the opposite side of the road from big open field where the farm equipment is. This field is on the north side of the road, and it was close to dusk when these pictures were taken. Several vehicles paused and looked while these pictures were taken.
View a small gallery of pictures HERE
Kids, Dogs........and Horses
by Cindy Ricksger
Phyllis' Daily Weather
August 22, 2016
It's 59° this morning, clear skies, wind is at 5 mph from the SW, humidity is at 82%, pressure is steady at 1018 mb, visibility is 10+ miles, pollen levels are high at 9.8, and the top allergens are ragweed, nettle, and chenopods. Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds at 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. A 20% chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. MARINE REPORT Small Craft Advisory In Effect From This Afternoon Through Tuesday Afternoon. Today: Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Sunny early in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Tonight: Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
On this date of August 22, 1851 - The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.
Did you know that Pinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'?
Word of the day: lucubrate (LOO-kyoo-breyt) which means to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night. Lucubrate stems from the Latin lūcubrāre meaning "to work by artificial light." The Latin root lūcēre means "to shine."
Mass from Holy Cross, August 21, 2016, Excerpts
As usual, Mass from Holy Cross Church, Beaver Island, was live streamed on the Internet at http:://beaverisland.tv as a courtesy of Beaver Island News on the 'Net. Today Mass was with Father Mathew's younger brother Peter, who stated, "I seem to be following my brother around." Masses will include a rotation of priests from Charlevoix beginning this next Sunday, and the coming Saturday will be the last Saturday evening Mass.
Father Peter giving the Homily after the Gospel Reading.
View video excerpts from this Mass HERE
FUNKY FUN FASHION SHOW THANK YOU
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! A big Thank you! Thank you to the ladies who attended the Funky Fun Fashion Show. Thank you to all the ladies who modeled. Thank you Elaine West. for the wonderful job announcing. Thank you! to those who helped set up, passed out the door prizes, and who stayed to clean up afterward. Thank you to Lenore and Dana who provided and arranged the flowers. Thank you to the Beaver Island Christian Church Ladies Circle for providing the beverages. And mostly...Thank you ladies who attended. Through your generosity $489.00 was split between the BI Food Pantry, BIFD and Emergency Services. Kathy, Janee and Dee
Obituary for Maureen Bussell
Bussell, Maureen K. 9/9/1931 - 7/25/2016 Arvada, Colorado Age 84, died July 25, 2016 from effects of Alzheimers. She was a graduate of St. Mercy High School in Bay City, an RN graduate of Mercy School of Nursing, Detroit, and trained as a Nurse Anesthetist at University of Michigan. Preceeded in death by parents, Vern and Margarete Runberg; brother, Maurice; and daughter, Catherine. Survived by husband, Tom; brother, John (Joyce); sons, Hugh (Gayle), John (Renate) Paul; and daughter, Therese Fieldsend (Scott). Mass in Napa, California, September 10 at 10:30 AM at St. Appolinaris Catholic Church. Burial in Napa. A loving person who put others first. A joy to know and be with.
Published in Bay City Times on Aug. 25, 2016
- See more at: http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/baycity/obituary.aspx?n=maureen-bussell&pid=181110504#sthash.hX3xT302.dpuf
A Message from Island Airways
We have been receiving phone calls and inquiries about the upcoming runway project at the Charlevoix Airport. During the months of September and October the main runway in Charlevoix is undergoing a resurfacing and grooving project. During the first three weeks of September all or part of the main runway will be closed. Island Airways has worked with the City of Charlevoix, the engineers, and the FAA to keep the grass runway open during this project. We do not anticipate any interruption to our flights. If you have any questions or would like more information please contact me at any of the following:
Home 231 448 2374; Mobile 231 675 7882 ;Terminal 231 448 2071; Charlevoix 231 547 2141; E-mail angel@islandairways.com
Help Keep Advanced Life Support on Beaver Island
prepared in support of Beaver Island EMS by the Beaver Island Association
P. O. Box 390
Beaver Island, MI 49782
www.beaverislandassociation.org
There has been a lot of discussion over the past few months about losing Advanced Life Support Service as part of Beaver Island EMS. After two very well attended Emergency Services Authority meetings, it appears clear that there is significant community interest in maintaining ALS—which requires paramedics on the island. But, current funding is apparently not sufficient to attract paramedics to the island. The townships have both allocated additional resources to help address this issue through the end of the summer season and plan to place millage proposals on the November ballot for a longer term solution, but it remains unclear whether there will be sufficient funding to assure continued service from the end of August until millage revenue becomes available if the ballot proposals pass. In response to suggestions made at the ESA meetings, the Beaver Island Association, working in cooperation with the Preservation Association of Beaver Island and Beaver Island Emergency Services, has developed a website to help raise this money to fill this gap to the extent possible and as needed and, after ALS needs are met, help update equipment and meet other needs.
If you are convinced of the need for Advanced Life Support on the island and want to help, you can stop reading now and go to www.biems.org to make a contribution by credit card, check or direct bank transfer. Your donation will be deposited in a special account set up by PABI and administered by the BIA.
If you have questions about what ALS is or why it is necessary on Beaver Island, please keep reading.
What is Advanced Life Support?
Advanced Life Support (ALS for short) is provided by paramedics who have received more than 3,000 hours of training in aggressive cardiac life support, pediatric life support, severe trauma and more than 200 other life-threatening emergency medical conditions. Paramedics can administer more than 30 advanced medications and can perform many medical procedures. They work to orchestrate an emergency medical scene and direct the operations inside the medical transport unit (ambulance). During an emergency medical call, the paramedic is in constant contact with a hospital emergency room physician. The paramedic and the physician pair together in making critical life-care decisions.
How does ALS differ from Basic Life Support?
Basic Life Support(BLS)
Ambulances provide transport to patients who do not require extra support or cardiac monitoring. A typical BLS ambulance staffed by EMT level caregivers transport includes:
· Lower extremity fractures
· Discharges to home and sub-acute care facilities (nursing homes)
· Medical and Surgical patients who do not require cardiac monitoring
· Psychiatric patients
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Ambulances staffed by a paramedic transport patients who need a higher level of care during transport above those services provided by a BLS ambulance, but still do not require an R.N. Patients who typically require ALS transport include:
· Any medical/surgical patient with a continuous IV medicine but does not need a RN per state protocols
· Any patient on a cardiac monitor
· Obstetrical patients
· Patients from urgent care centers
· Patients with potential airway compromise
· Any patient deemed to have a potential complication during transport when report is received from the sending facility
Why do we need ALS on Beaver Island?
Without ALS capability on the island, air transport of critically ill patients (often cardiac and neurological emergencies) must wait an hour or more for off-island providers to arrive. Research clearly shows that “Time is Muscle” in a cardiac related event and that “Time is Brain” in a neurological stroke-like event. With island ALS, a patient can be at the hospital within an hour—at least 45 minutes more quickly than without. Research shows that delay in this critical period makes a substantial difference in patient outcomes.
It seems to make good sense that a community as rural and isolated as Beaver Island should retain and support the highest level of competence available for our Emergency Medical Service. Since the “Time to Hospital” can be prolonged and even uncertain with inclement weather, our local capabilities should be even better than those on the mainland. An ALS ambulance unit is effectively a “Mobile Emergency Room” when in real-time communication with an Emergency Physician.
You Can Help
You can help assure the continued availability of Advanced Life Support on Beaver Island by making a contribution to the cause at www.biems.org. Your donation will help assure the availability of funding for paramedic staffing until the Beaver Island Emergency Services Authority is able to work out a longer term funding plan with the townships and island taxpayers. All donations will be received in a separate account established and controlled by the Preservation Association of Beaver Island and will be dispersed to BIEMS as directed by the Beaver Island Association.
About BIEMS
BIEMS provides emergency medical services to Beaver Island. If you need urgent medical help, dial 911 and allow about 30 seconds for the call to transfer to the 911 center. They will dispatch BIEMS 24x7 to provide assistance. Dialing 911 is the fastest and safest way to get help. Patients in distress should not be driven or drive themselves in a private vehicle.
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Prepared in support of Beaver Island EMS by the Beaver Island Association
P. O. Box 390
Beaver Island, MI 49782
www.beaverislandassociation.org
Donations made at biems.org will be received in a separate bank account established and controlled by the Preservation Association of Beaver Island. They will be dispersed to BIEMS as directed by the Beaver Island Association as ALS needs are identified. If funding is not necessary to maintain ALS (or to the extent funds exceed ALS needs), funds may be used for other BIEMS needs such as equipment updates, supplies and other needs.
Beaver Island ½ Marathon - September 3, 2016
9:00 A.M. – Half Marathon
9:30 A.M. – 10K
10:00 A.M. – 5K
Registration Link https://runsignup.com/bi
Final registration in order to get a t shirt is August 25. Registration the night before event 5-6 on the porch at Dalwhinnie. You can also register for the race at the start which is at the public beach at 8:00 on Saturday September 3.
The Beaver Island half marathon will cover the 13.1 miles over a variety of surfaces and beautifully changing scenery. The course will start downtown at Paradise Bay at the public beach and head south along the paved Kings Highway. This will give way to a turn to the west on a good gravel road coursing around beautiful Barney’s Lake.
Near the half way mark the course changes to wonderful trail through the woods finally coming out along the west side of the island running with Lake Michigan on your left. This gravel road will bring you back east along Font Lake before reaching town. The last portion of the run will be back on paved road through town along Paradise Bay back to the start/finish.
We believe this will be one of the most beautiful runs most will ever do. Wonderful variety, good shade, excellent surfaces, and only a few gentle hills. The course will be well staffed with plenty of water stops and support. This will be the run you will remember!
Rose of Sharon
This Rose of Sharon is located at the corner of Carlisle and Kings Highway. Different colors are available.
View a small gallery of Rose of Sharon pictures HERE
Two Fer
by Joe Moore from "Rural EMS is Different"
(Although similar patients may have had these conditions, this is fiction.)
Two Fer
By Joe Moore from “Rural EMS is Different”
I am in my classroom just before the afternoon classes are to begin. I am speaking with a substitute teacher who is subbing for my teacher friend Joe, who is off to the mainland for a dentist appointment. The telephone in my classroom rings, and I run to answer it. Today has been a really stressful, but joyful day at the school since today has been Grandparent’s Luncheon, which is the grandparent’s school sponsored time to be with the grandchildren in the school.
Lunchtime has been extended both directions, earlier and later, to have this wonderful social event for the grandparents and grandchildren. By the time I get to the phone, there is no one on the other end. I know of only four or five people that would be calling me in my classroom, so I begin dialing to find out who called. I get an answering machine with the rural health center. I get voice mail with my technology guru. I get an answer from my wife, and she says, “I didn’t call you. Maybe the medical center did.”
I tell her that I can’t get anyone to answer at the medical center. I hang up, and the phone rings, and I speak to my technology guru. He had called and wanted to let me know that things were getting straightened out with the warranty on the piece of computer equipment that was broken and not working properly. He wanted me to know that an empty box would be coming soon. When it arrived, I am to put the piece of equipment in the box, and send it back to the company who manufactured it for repair or replacement. No matter what, the equipment should be back in 7 days, either repaired or replaced.
I get on the phone with another computer support company dealing with a software program problem that I have been having for several weeks. We get about halfway through the troubleshooting procedure on this program when my pager goes off for a 51 year old male patient with chest pain at the rural health center. I end my support session with a quick, “Thank you, I’ll call back.” I talk to the substitute teacher in the room, and I ask her to stay and cover my class in case I do not get back to school for a while. The topics for the day include childbirth, and my drafted substitute is a new mother who feels okay with covering the topic with my 10th grade students.
As I walk over to the ambulance garage to get the echo car, the second page is completed, and I have yet to hear one single person call in service. As I get into the echo car, I call Central Dispatch and say, “I have not heard anyone call in service. Will you please set of the pagers again? 57 echo four is enroute to the rural health center.”
Read the whole story HERE
Fledged Osprey Feeding and Fleeing
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Beaver Boodle BodingThe Beaver Island Boodle, a 5K is to take place on Saturday, October 1, 2016. The race begins at 11:00 a.m.. The proceeds benefit the Beaver Island Sports Booster Club. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Beaver Island Community School. The race begins at the Beaver Island Community School. Awards will be given for 1st through 3rd place in 5K run and Walk. There will be extra awards this year for decorations.
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Talking Threads Quilt Guild WEDNESDAYS
Talking Threads Quilt Guild invites all quilters, sewers, knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners, and any other crafters to Peaine Township Hall on Wednesdays from 9:30 until noon. � Bring your projects, supplies, and enthusiasm. � Call Darlene at 448-2087 if you have questions , or just stop in on Wednesday.
Island Treasures Resale Shop
Open for shopping and donations
If you need help with your donation, call the shop at 448-2534
BIRHC Meeting Dates Set
The board of directors of the BIRHC has set these meetings for 2016:
All are Saturdays at 10 AM in the Community Room at the Center:
Sept 17
December 10 Annual Meeting
EVERYONE ON BEAVER ISLAND NEEDS RURAL Advanced EMS
Another Chapter from "Rural EMS is Different" by Joe Moore
I can’t think of one old time Island name that hasn’t had a need to use the services of BIEMS one way or another with one exception, the Greens.
The Wojans, McDonoughs, Gillespies, McCaffertys, Ricksgers, Culls, Connaghans, Palmers, Boyles, and many more have used our services over the last 30 years.
On a day in 2002, we were paged to the medical center for a 81 year old female. The patient was found in an exam room at the medical center. She was complaining of leg weakness in both legs since yesterday. Her legs were “shaky”, and she fell several times today. She was alert and oriented. She had movement and sensation in all four extremities. There was no facial droop. The patient denied any loss of consciousness.
Read the rest of the story HERE
ALS versus BLS for EMS
by Joe Moore
For the last sixteen years, Beaver Island has maintained the Advanced Life Support emergency medical services agency with advanced skills and treatments for emergency patients. There are those that believe that the advanced skills and treatments are not needed any longer and that Beaver Island should go back to Basic Life Support. The reasoning for going backwards more than fifteen years is due to the cost of providing a paramedic staffing for the Beaver Island ambulance and/or the emergency response vehicle.
The reason for this increased cost is the retirement of Joe Moore, who worked sixteen additional months after giving a one year notice of retirement, a total of 26 months notice. He is one of the two resident paramedics on the island. The other paramedic is Kathie Ehinger, who owns and operates Daddy Franks.
Several Beaver Island EMTs and EMT-Specialists worked very hard to establish an advanced life support agency, and were successful in 2000 after going to school for eighteen months on almost every weekend in 1998-99. This was approximately ten years after moving up from the Limited Advanced designation accomplished in 1990. So, Beaver Island has had at least limited advanced ambulance service for more than twenty-five years.
How many people have received advanced life support on Beaver Island for the last few years? The answer to this question isn't very difficult to find since every single ambulance run since its creation is recorded in a book started by Michael McGinnity, a former medical center provider and continued by Joe Moore and Sarah McCaffety, former directors of BIEMS, and all directors since then. Prior to the limited advanced designation, every patient who had advanced treatments had to be accompanied all the way to the hospital by the medical center provider, so the need for advanced life support can be suggested by just the numbers of ALS patients.
The overwhelming number of patients treated and/or transported by EMS in last twelve years have required advanced life support skills and treatments as documented in the paperwork. The documentation of advanced versus basic treatments and transports was begun in 2005. Here are the specific numbers of ALS ambulance runs for the last twelve years.
Year
Number of ALS Patients
2005
50
2006
45
2007
42
2008
50
2009
33
2010
41
2011
37
2012
36
2013
34
2014
42
2015
55
2016 as of August 15th
38
So, in the last twelve years, 465 patients have needed advanced life support skills and interventions or treatments. This is an average of just shy of forty patients per year, or one ALS patient every nine days for the last twelve years. All 465 patients received an advanced life support assessment, and advanced life support treatments, or they could not be included in the ALS list. Every other patient also received an advanced life support assessment, but it was determined that ALS treatment could wait until the patient arrived at the hospital. In the last three years, an ALS patient was treated and/or treated and transported approximately at the rate of one per week.
As a point of interest, the greatest majority of these runs mentioned above have allowed payments be made to paid, on-call volunteers, and the greatest majority of this money has remained in the Beaver Island economy. It has become necessary since July 2, 2016, to pay paramedics from off the island as employees instead of on-call paid volunteer paramedics.
"As a retired paramedic who still lives on Beaver Island," Joe Moore said, "I empathise will this quandary, but the other paramedics who lived here and I were never doing EMS because we were getting paid. We were doing it to help our friends and neighbors in need. Now, the community has to decide if their friends and relatives will receive the advanced treatments and quick transport to definitive care, or whether their advanced treatments and transport will be delayed. Since I am one of the senior population on the island, I hope the majority of voters will see the importance of the advanced life support skills. It has certainly made a difference in the lives of more than five hundred patients since its inception, and the limited advanced level goes all the way back to 1990 when we worked hard to get the needed treatments for our Beaver Island visitors, friends, and neighbors.Significant improvement in patient outcomes has been made over the last twenty five years. I hope we don't end up going backwards."
Mass from Holy Cross, Sunday, August 14th, at Noon
Today, August 14, 2016, Homecoming Sunday, Father John Paul, Deacon Jim, and Bishop Raica provided the Mass service for the Holy Cross Parish. Tammy McDonough had rehearsed the choir on Thursday of this past week for this special service celebrating the Year of Mercy.
Bishop Raica
Bishop Raica delivers the Homily
Prayers prior to Communion with Deacon Jim, Bishop Raica, and Father John Paul
Same order, just before the end of the service
View video of this Mass HERE
What's More Important?
An Editorial by Joe Moore
I would like to provide some interesting facts for you to consider.
1. Time is brain in any neurological emergency.
2. Time is muscle in most cardiovascular emergencies.
3. Time is tissue.
4. The Golden Hour and the Platinum Ten Minutes make a difference in patient outcomes.
If you take the American Heart Association ACLS, the University of Miami ASLS, the American Academy of Pediatrics PEPP, the NAEMT Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, or ITLS, you will know that time is "of the essence" in all emergencies.
Some would have all emergencies go to the medical center, have them assess, treat, and then arrange transport with the off-Island air transport services. This is every patient's personal choice and option, but should not be the only option or the most used option.Read the entire editorial HERE
AMVETS Scholarship
The Beaver Island AMVETS Post 46 is offering a $1000 scholarship to any student who graduated from the Beaver Island Community School and has completed at least one year of post-high school education and has not previously received an AMVETS scholarship.
We are accepting applications in electronic format at the following e-mail address.
Please submit an application stating the reason you believe you should receivee this scholarship to
The deadline for submittal is September 9th and the scholarship will be awarded not later than the 15th of September.
Mary Ann Ridgeway Passes Away
Mary Ann and Buck Ridgeway's son called at 10:00 pm tonight, August 6, 2016, to let us know that she had passed away.
Mary Ann (Hazeleger) Ridgeway, 72, of Beaver Island died on Saturday, August 6, 2016 in Brownsburg, Indiana in the presence of her family.
Mary Ann was born on January 16, 1944 in Kalamazoo, MI to Dick and Henrietta (Van Maaren) Hazeleger. She graduated from Richland High School in 1961, completed her undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University in 1967, and her masters degree from Western Michigan University in 1975. On September 4, 1964 she married Charles (Buck) Ridgeway in Kalamazoo, MI.
Mary Ann was an elementary teacher for Athens Area Schools for 28 years, and she retired in 1997. She also worked for Ravenna Public Schools and Mendon Community Schools. Mary Ann was a quilter and she made quilts for all of her grandchildren. She enjoyed flowers, baking, reading recipe books, swimming and spending time at her house on Beaver Island.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years Charles (Buck) Ridgeway of Beaver Island. She is survived by her children Chuck (Danine) Ridgeway of Brownsburg, IN and Rob (Lisa) Ridgeway of Battle Creek, MI; grandchildren, Tyler and Brock Ridgeway of Homer, MI, Emily and Cecilia Ridgeway of Brownsburg, IN; brother Dirk Hazeleger; sister, Susan Hazeleger; sister-in-law, Margaret (Marvin) Miller. She was preceded in death by her parents, and mother and father-in-laws Charles and Wynona (Everman) Ridgeway.
A memorial reception will be held for family and friends at Clara’s on the River, 44 MCCamly St. S., Battle Creek, MI 49017, on Wednesday, August 17th from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Contributions may be given in her memory to help support the Beaver Island Rural Health Center. Checks made payable to the “Charlevoix County Community Foundation,” with BIRHC Endowment on the memo line, can be sent to the Charlevoix County Community Foundation, P. O. Box 718, East Jordan, MI 49727
September 3rd is the scheduled date for the on-Island memorial for Mary Ann Ridgeway. It will be held at the Beaver Island Golf Course.
Our Lady at Fatima Visits Holy Cross
The symbol of holy miracles visited Beaver Island's Holy Cross Catholic Church yesterday, August 7, 2016. This symbol representing Our Lady of Fatima processed to the front of the church near the altar at the beginning of the service at 9:30 a.m.While the Baroque on Beaver Brass Ensemble played the entrance song. All of the music for the mass was provided by this brass ensemble. This music included two hymns dedicated to Mary and the Schubert "Ave Maria" for communion.
Following the regular Sunday Mass, there was another service and time for veneration and requests for indulgences. There was then a presentation about the travels of this symbol. This is the 70th anniversary of the original apparition.
"On 13 May 1917, the children saw a woman "brighter than the sun, shedding rays of light clearer and stronger than a crystal goblet filled with the most sparkling water and pierced by the burning rays of the sun". The woman wore a white mantle edged with gold and held a rosary in her hand. She asked them to devote themselves to the Holy Trinity and to pray "the Rosary every day, to bring peace to the world and an end to the war."
The presentation was given by one of the two men traveling with the symbol of peace. His presentation was similar to a sermon with requests for prayer, particularly the Rosary.
All those who stayed for the additional presentation and service were given the opportunity for veneration and for confession with Father John Paul.
Thank you to Deacon Jim Siler for making these arrangements for the visit!
You can read more about Our Lady of Fatima HERE
View video of the Presentation HERE
The Law Regarding Emergencies
in the entire State of Michigan including Beaver Island
Perhaps an example may help in the understanding of this. Let's say that a patient walks into the medical center with chest pain. The medical center provider begins emergency care using the skills that these providers have. These skills are those called Advanced Cardiac Life Support skills specified by the American Heart Association training including skills for Advanced Care Providers. Now, they determine that this patient needs to be transported to the hospital. How do they legally get this patient from medical center to the hospital. Some might suggest that they take the patient out to the township airport and turn over care to Valley Med or Northflight. That would violate the law. Once a provider, FNP or physician, has been granted authority and responsibility for an emergency patient, they must accompany the patient all the way to the hospital. If they don't do that, the insurance companies and the legal term "abandonment" are in play. According to the law, the provider must accompany the patient all the way to the hospital since the medical center is NOT a licensed facility, which makes this an emergency patient and laws of emergency care and transportation must be followed. The medical center may NOT turn over a patient that has had advanced life support treatments to a basic life support ambulance with a licensed EMT. They may turn an advanced life support patient over to a paramedic because the paramedic is trained and licensed to provide advanced life support. NO, the providers at the medical center or a physician at the medical MAY NOT drive the emergency patient out to the airport in a privately owned vehicle, according to the law.
So, as has been stated in previous articles of investigative reports, if the East Jordan Family Health Center, with physicians, PAs, and FNPs, call 911 for emergency transport of emergency patients, why wouldn't our medical center do the same thing? As has been stated in previous investigative reports, why give your care to those who are not licensed to provide the emergency care and transportation of emergency patients. If you believe that anyone can interpret the law however they want to interpret it, then look for more complaints to be filed and more lawsuits to be lost. If one probation of a provider license isn't enough, go ahead and try for some more? Imagine the liability issues there will be for provision of emergency care outside of a licensed facility by someone NOT LICENSED to provide pre-hospital care or emergency care.From PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT) Act 368 of 1978
What is an emergency patient?
(9) “Emergency patient” means an individual with a physical or mental condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including, but not limited to, pain such that a prudent layperson, possessing average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect to result in 1 or all of the following:
(a) Placing the health of the individual or, in the case of a pregnant woman, the health of the patient or the unborn child, or both, in serious jeopardy.
(b) Serious impairment of bodily function.
(c) Serious dysfunction of a body organ or part.
To whom is the emergency life support agency accountable?
(6) Each life support agency and individual licensed under this part is accountable to the medical control authority in the provision of emergency medical services, as defined in protocols developed by the medical control authority and approved by the department under this part.
Who can transport emergency patients?
Sec. 20920.
(1) A person shall not establish, operate, or cause to be operated an ambulance operation unless the ambulance operation is licensed under this section.
Who can transport patients in an ambulance?
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) and section 20921a, an ambulance operation shall not operate, attend, or permit an ambulance to be operated while transporting a patient unless the ambulance is, at a minimum, staffed as follows:
(a) If designated as providing basic life support, with at least 1 emergency medical technician and 1 medical first responder.
(b) If designated as providing limited advanced life support, with at least 1 emergency medical technician specialist and 1 emergency medical technician.
(c) If designated as providing advanced life support, with at least 1 paramedic and 1 emergency medical technician.
(4) An ambulance operation that is licensed to provide advanced life support and has more than 1 ambulance licensed under its operation may operate an ambulance licensed to provide basic life support or limited advanced life support at a higher level of life support if all of the following are met:
(a) The ambulance operation has at least 1 ambulance under its operation that is properly staffed and available to provide advanced life support on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week basis.
(b) The licensed personnel required to operate at that higher level of life support are available at the scene and in the ambulance during the patient transport to provide life support to that patient at that higher level.
(c) The ambulance meets all equipment and communication requirements to operate at that higher level of life support.
(d) The ambulance operation that is unable to respond to a request for emergency assistance immediately requests assistance pursuant to protocols established by the local medical control authority and approved by the department under this part.
(5) Except as provided in subsection (6), an ambulance operation shall ensure that an emergency medical technician, an emergency medical technician specialist, or a paramedic is in the patient compartment of an ambulance while transporting an emergency patient.
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply to the transportation of a patient by an ambulance if the patient is accompanied in the patient compartment of the ambulance by an appropriate licensed health professional designated by a physician and after a physician-patient relationship has been established as prescribed in this part or the rules promulgated by the department under this part.
Who can say they provide an ambulance operation?
(2) A person shall not advertise or disseminate information leading the public to believe that the person provides an ambulance operation unless that person does in fact provide that service and has been licensed by the department to do so.
Who can transport patients?
- A person shall not furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise be engaged or profess to be engaged in the business or service of the transportation of patients in this state unless the person uses an ambulance licensed under this part.
- (2) A person shall not advertise or disseminate information leading the public to believe that the person provides an aircraft transport operation unless that person does in fact provide that service and has been licensed by the department to do so.
Who can fly patients off the island?
333.20932 Aircraft transport operation; duties; prohibitions.
Sec. 20932.
(1) An aircraft transport operation shall:
(a) Provide an aircraft transport vehicle with proper equipment and personnel available for response to requests for patient transportation between health facilities, as needed and for life support during that transportation according to the written orders of the patient's physician.
(b) Notify the department of any change that would alter the information contained on its application for an aircraft transport operation license or renewal.
(2) An aircraft transport operation shall not operate an aircraft transport vehicle unless it is staffed, with emergency medical services personnel or other licensed health care professionals as appropriate according to the written orders of the patient's physician.
Who is in charge of an emergency patient?
333.20967 Authority for management of emergency patient or management of scene of emergency; declaring nonexistence of emergency.
Sec. 20967.
(1) Authority for the management of a patient in an emergency is vested in the licensed health professional or licensed emergency medical services personnel at the scene of the emergency who has the most training specific to the provision of emergency medical care. If a licensed health professional or licensed emergency medical services personnel is not available, the authority is vested in the most appropriately trained representative of a public safety agency at the scene of the emergency.
(2) When a life support agency is present at the scene of the emergency, authority for the management of an emergency patient in an emergency is vested in the physician responsible for medical control until that physician relinquishes management of the patient to a licensed physician at the scene of the emergency.
(3) Authority for the management of the scene of an emergency is vested in appropriate public safety agencies. The scene of an emergency shall be managed in a manner that will minimize the risk of death or health impairment to an emergency patient and to other individuals who may be exposed to the risks as a result of the emergency. Priority shall be given to the interests of those individuals exposed to the more serious remediable risks to life and health. Public safety officials shall ordinarily consult emergency medical services personnel or other authoritative health professionals at the scene in the determination of remediable risks.
(4) If an emergency has been declared, the declaration that an emergency no longer exists shall be made only by an individual licensed under this part or a health professional licensed under article 15 who has training specific to the provision of emergency medical services in accordance with protocols established by the local medical control authority.
Who would be liable?
Sec. 20965.
- Unless an act or omission is the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the acts or omissions of a medical first responder, emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician specialist, paramedic, medical director of a medical control authority or his or her designee, or, subject to subsection (5), an individual acting as a clinical preceptor of a department-approved education program sponsor while providing services to a patient outside a hospital, in a hospital before transferring patient care to hospital personnel, or in a clinical setting that are consistent with the individual's licensure or additional training required by the medical control authority.
So, the question is simple. If an FNP is working in the back of an ambulance while transporting a patient and receiving advanced life support, does this constitute “gross negligence or willful misconduct?” It’s obvious that they are not covered under the liability insurance of the ambulance service. It’s obvious that they are not covered under the “Immunity from liability” portion of the EMS legislation. The immunity from liability only is present when the provider is following the medical control authority protocols and licensed to provide emergency medical transportation.
Another example might be in order here. Let’s say that EMS is paged to the home of a patient and the medical center provider is on scene. Who’s in charge of the patient? If EMS is paged to the scene, then someone has declared an emergency. The law is very specific about who is in charge at the scene of an emergency. Once again, if the medical center provider wishes control of the patient, contact must be made with the medical control physician, and permission and responsibility must to given to the medical center provider by the medical control physician. That would mean that the medical center provider would be required to accompany the patient all the way to the hospital unless the EMS paramedic declares that there is no emergency, gets a release signed, and gets approval from medical control to end the emergency.
Can we say this in another easy to understand way? Of course!
A physician, a nurse practitioner, a physician’s assistant, a registered nurse, and any other health care provider who is not licensed as a paramedic may not abandon the patient once they are granted the authority to provide treatment and granted the responsibility for a patient by the medical control physician. Once the responsibility is given, this provider MUST, according to the law and the administrative rules, as well as the medical control protocols, accompany the patient to a licensed facility for any emergency patient, and the definition of an emergency patient is specified by law. There is no “wiggle room.”Please note that a provider in a doctor’s office or a rural health center CANNOT provide treatments outside of the medical control protocols and then turn the patient over to someone with a lower license, such as an EMT. The provider must be willing to accompany the patient all the way to the emergency room if any advanced care has been provided unless there is a paramedic. There is NO transfer from a doctor’s office or rural health center to a hospital because these entities are NOT a licensed facility.
Lastly, there have been more and more abandonment lawsuits for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and physicians in the nation than lawsuits against EMS. According to the search using Google, the exact situation with an FNP or RN receiving telephone orders from a physician is the largest growing reason for these abandonment lawsuits.
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BICS Budget Information for 2016-2017
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Link to the Budget Acceptance Resolution for 2016-2017
32 Miles of Water
A Documentary by Philip Michael Moore
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